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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Russia: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Russia is placed 83rd of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 4.935 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 83.35 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
83rd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 4.935Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 83.35Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 91.4Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 4.165Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Russia on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Russia’s is from 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.935
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Russia: 4.935. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 0.092 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 0.027 · Belarus 4.492 · Estonia 3.388 · Finland 1.766 · Georgia 6.167 · Kazakhstan 6.402 · Lithuania 0.13 · Latvia 2.74 · Mongolia 8.564 · Norway 1.378 · Poland 0.092 · Ukraine 12.93
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Russia’s is from 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
83.35
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Russia: 83.35. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 99.86 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 83.49 · Belarus 97.62 · Estonia 92.5 · Finland 96.23 · Kazakhstan 76.49 · Lithuania 99.56 · Latvia 97.77 · Mongolia 98.44 · Norway 97.51 · Poland 99.86 · Ukraine 76.65
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
91.4
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Russia: 91.4. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 97.25 Ukraine
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 95.87 · Belarus 94.55 · China 89.82 · Estonia 85.87 · Finland 89.75 · Georgia 92.53 · Kazakhstan 97.86 · Lithuania 92.31 · Latvia 87.53 · Mongolia 90.28 · Norway 80.75 · Poland 91.82 · Ukraine 97.25
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.165
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Russia: 4.165. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 6.557 Moldova
- Land neighbours
- Azerbaijan 3.66 · Belarus 4.909 · China 3.897 · Georgia 3.709 · Kazakhstan 4.865 · Mongolia 3.658
02Over time
Which way Russia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
RussiaWorld median
Russia fell from 5.732 in 2006 to 4.935 in 2023; the world median went from 4.338 to 3.393.
Every year’s figures
Year Russia World median 2024 — 3.691 2023 4.935 3.393 2022 2.635 3.002 2021 0.261 3.330 2020 0.280 2.678 2019 0.197 2.758 2018 0.079 2.439 2017 0.371 2.907 2016 2.068 2.954 2015 2.024 3.052 2014 2.751 3.904 2013 3.150 3.413 2012 2.745 3.408 2011 4.447 3.626 2010 — 3.491 2009 4.723 3.577 2008 4.509 3.878 2007 6.042 4.029 2006 5.732 4.338 2005 — 4.571 2004 — 3.791 2003 — 4.412 2002 — 4.144 2001 — 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
RussiaWorld median
Russia fell from 85.94 in 2008 to 83.35 in 2023; the world median went from 85.81 to 87.61.
Every year’s figures
Year Russia World median 2024 — 85.9 2023 83.35 87.6 2022 89.23 87.7 2021 91.46 87.0 2020 90.39 88.3 2019 88.90 88.8 2018 88.85 89.6 2017 92.73 87.4 2016 91.95 87.9 2015 88.93 88.2 2014 87.76 89.2 2013 88.13 88.0 2012 83.78 85.4 2011 86.17 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 85.50 84.8 2008 85.94 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
RussiaWorld median
Russia rose from 85.57 in 2000 to 91.4 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Russia World median 2025 91.40 64.9 2024 91.23 65.0 2023 91.03 64.2 2022 90.75 63.6 2021 90.52 62.9 2020 90.31 62.2 2019 90.19 61.5 2018 90.05 60.9 2017 89.97 60.5 2016 89.91 60.1 2015 89.84 58.9 2014 89.66 57.0 2013 89.25 54.7 2012 88.84 52.4 2011 88.40 50.9 2010 87.95 49.5 2009 87.53 48.5 2008 87.24 47.4 2007 87.22 46.2 2006 87.19 45.0 2005 87.32 43.8 2004 87.32 42.9 2003 87.23 41.6 2002 87.00 40.3 2001 86.38 39.0 2000 85.57 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
RussiaWorld median
Russia rose from 2.94 in 2000 to 4.165 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Russia World median 2023 4.165 3.7092 2022 4.054 4.0570 2021 3.995 4.2611 2020 4.016 4.4056 2019 3.696 4.1407 2018 4.678 4.2159 2017 4.690 4.1401 2016 3.760 4.2342 2015 3.834 4.2386 2014 4.014 4.2005 2013 3.764 4.3493 2012 3.793 4.0348 2011 3.713 3.9987 2010 4.090 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 4.102 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 3.866 4.0593 2005 3.772 4.0557 2004 3.548 3.9745 2003 3.679 4.1595 2002 3.835 4.0173 2001 3.106 4.1002 2000 2.940 3.8861
03In context
Russia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Russia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Polandcompare | 3rd | 0.092 | 99.86 | 91.82 | — |
 Lithuania | 5th | 0.13 | 99.56 | 92.31 | — |
 Finland | =31st | 1.766 | 96.23 | 89.75 | — |
 Belarus | 35th | 4.492 | 97.62 | 94.55 | 4.909 |
 Norway | 37th | 1.378 | 97.51 | 80.75 | — |
 Azerbaijan | =38th | 0.027 | 83.49 | 95.87 | 3.66 |
 Latvia | =41st | 2.74 | 97.77 | 87.53 | — |
 Chinacompare | 51st | — | — | 89.82 | 3.897 |
 Mongolia | 63rd | 8.564 | 98.44 | 90.28 | 3.658 |
 Estonia | 65th | 3.388 | 92.5 | 85.87 | — |
 Kazakhstan | 76th | 6.402 | 76.49 | 97.86 | 4.865 |
 Georgia | 81st | 6.167 | — | 92.53 | 3.709 |
| Russia | 83rd | 4.935 | 83.35 | 91.4 | 4.165 |
 Ukraine | 105th | 12.93 | 76.65 | 97.25 | — |
 North Korea | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Russia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Russia is ahead of the world, and behind
27 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median17
Statistics on which Russia does better than the middle country measured.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0898.3660.08No earlier reading
Russia: 98.36 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9999.9393.99No earlier reading
Russia: 99.93 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 4th of 172 · derived.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7692.765.76▼ Worsened since 2013
Russia: 92.7 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 95 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.890.8943.8No earlier reading
Russia: 90.89 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2199.6589.21No real change since 2015
Russia: 99.65 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 8th of 164 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5291.010.529No earlier reading
Russia: 1.01 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.023.76434.02No earlier reading
Russia: 3.764 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 118th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.9298.22No earlier reading
Russia: 99.92 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.978.3648.9No earlier reading
Russia: 78.36 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4399.7497.43▼ Worsened since 2015
Russia: 99.74 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 27th of 165 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.94110.97.941▲ Improved since 2010
Russia: 10.9 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 29th of 172 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93312.419.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Russia: 12.41 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 34th of 193 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32497.55414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Russia: 497.55 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5977.9158.59No earlier reading
Russia: 77.91 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.952,639701.95No earlier reading
Russia: 2,639 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 38th of 145 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7760.3952.77▼ Worsened since 2014
Russia: 60.39 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 37th of 95 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.9350.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Russia: 0.935 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 40th of 84 · derived.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Russia does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.0711.244▲ Improved since 2014
Russia: 1.071 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 10th of 95 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.1913.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Russia: 13.19 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 104th of 195 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.4740.446No earlier reading
Russia: 0.474 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 63rd of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.1760.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Russia: 0.176 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 149th of 176 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4940.4285.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Russia: 0.428 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 68th of 75 · derived.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240143,0042,240No real change since 2022
Russia: 143,004 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 2292No earlier reading
Russia: 29 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1738.0138.17No earlier reading
Russia: 38.01 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3523.2534.35Moved since 2018
Russia: 23.25 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2790.9315.279Moved since 2013
Russia: 0.931 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
No current reading for Russia
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2021), Female Share of STEM Graduates, Government Funding per Primary Student, Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age (last 2023), Out-of-School Rate, Primary (last 2023), Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary (last 2023), PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate (last 2019), Primary Schools with Electricity, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary (last 2022), Qualified Teachers in Primary Education (last 2023), School Life Expectancy (last 2023), Secondary School Enrolment (last 2023) and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2019). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Russia’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is Russia’s 9th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labour13th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 34th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital42nd of 1963/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture40th of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality38th of 1593/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade62nd of 1772/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing73rd of 2002/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation66th of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge83rd of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience86th of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 122nd of 1833/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions148th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 166th of 1864/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties183rd of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 171st of 1774/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Russia can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Europe
Greece2nd3/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Poland3rd3/4 keysThis page
Russia83rd4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Russia on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Russia rank on education & knowledge?
Russia is placed 83rd of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Russia?
4.935 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Russia?
83.35 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Russia compare with China on education & knowledge?
China is placed 51st of 198, and Russia 83rd. Upper Secondary Completion Rate: China 89.82, Russia 91.4; Government Spending on Education: China 3.897, Russia 4.165.
How have Russia’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 5.732 in 2006 to 4.935 in 2023; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary fell from 85.94 in 2008 to 83.35 in 2023; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 85.57 in 2000 to 91.4 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 2.94 in 2000 to 4.165 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Russia?
No current reading is published for Russia on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Female Share of STEM Graduates, Government Funding per Primary Student, Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate, Primary Schools with Electricity, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, School Life Expectancy, Secondary School Enrolment and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 27 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Russia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Russia (banner) — Strokin.ru derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Russia: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/russia/education